Movie Description
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
(1999)Overview
Starting with "The Wolf Man" (in 1941), Universal Studios made five movies featuring The Wolf Man, a character portrayed by Lon Chaney, Jr. Monster by Moonlight! explores these movies. Rick Baker explains how the make-up was done on Chaney's character. Screenwriter Curtis Siodmak took very little from earlier werewolf legends, providing his own story for some of the films. This documentary displays clips from several other movies, including "Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948) and "House of Dracula" (1945).
Featured Crew
- Director : David J. Skal
- Writer : David J. Skal
- Cast : Rick Baker,John Landis,Curt Siodmak,Lon Chaney Jr.,Claude Rains,Evelyn Ankers,Bela Lugosi,Edward Van Sloan,Charles Laughton,Henry Hull,Warner Oland,Tom Stevenson,Glenn Strange,Lou Costello,Fay Helm,Jan-Christopher Horak,Maria Ouspenskaya,William T. Stromberg,John W. Morgan,Patric Knowles,Boris Karloff,Elena Verdugo,Michael Mark,Onslow Stevens,John Carradine,Bud Abbott,Martha O'Driscoll,Jane Adams,Oliver Reed
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Original TitleMonster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Status Released
Release Information
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1999-01-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 33m
Genres
- Documentary
- Horror